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9 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

10 17 CFR 240Ad–22(e)(1). 

11 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(1). 

12 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

13 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(1). 

14 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

15 In approving the proposed rule change, the 

Commission considered the proposal’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 

U.S.C. 78c(f). 

16 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

central counterparty, thereby promoting 

the prompt and accurate settlement of 

the additional SES and SWES contracts 

and other credit default swap 

transactions. 

Therefore, the Commission finds that 

clearance of the additional SES and 

SWES contracts would promote the 

prompt and accurate clearance and 

settlement of securities transactions, 

consistent with section 17A(b)(3)(F) of 

the Act.9

b. Consistency With Rule 17Ad–22(e)(1) 

Rule 17Ad–22(e)(1) requires ICC to 

establish, implement, maintain, and 

enforce written policies and procedures 

reasonably designed to provide for a 

well-founded, clear, transparent, and 

enforceable legal basis for each aspect of 

its activities in all relevant 

jurisdictions.10

The Commission believes that the 

proposed rule change would help 

provide a well-founded, clear, 

transparent, and enforceable legal basis 

for ICC’s clearance of SES contracts on 

Romania and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam as well as SWES contracts on 

the Kingdom of Sweden. By amending 

Rule 26D–102 to add both the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam and Romania to the 

list of specific Eligible SES Reference 

Entities to be cleared by ICC, the 

proposed rule change would help to 

ensure that ICC can clear SES contracts 

on those countries pursuant to its 

existing rules in Subchapter 26D. 

Likewise, by amending Rule 26I–102 to 

add the Kingdom of Sweden to the list 

of specific Eligible SWES Reference 

Entities to be cleared by ICC, the 

proposed rule change would help to 

ensure that ICC can clear SWES 

contracts on the Kingdom of Sweden 

pursuant to its rules in Subchapter 26I. 

The Commission believes Subchapter 

26D and Subchapter 26I each would 

provide a well-founded, clear, 

transparent, and enforceable legal basis 

for ICC to clear these contracts, 

consistent with the requirements of Rule 

17Ad–22(e)(1).11

IV. Conclusion 

On the basis of the foregoing, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with the 

requirements of the Act, and in 

particular, with the requirements of 

section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 12 and 

Rule 17Ad–22(e)(1) thereunder.13

It is therefore ordered pursuant to 

section 19(b)(2) of the Act 14 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–ICC–2023– 

010), be, and hereby is, approved.15

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.16

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–17977 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[SEC File No. 270–107, OMB Control No. 

3235–0116] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Extension: Form 6–K— 

Exchange Act Rules 13a–16 and 15d– 

16 

Upon Written Request Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–2736 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Form 6–K (17 CFR 249.306) is a 

disclosure document under the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 

U.S.C. 78a et seq.) that must be filed by 

a foreign private issuer to report 

material information promptly after the 

occurrence of specified or other 

important corporate events that are 

disclosed in the foreign private issuer’s 

home country. The purpose of Form 6– 

K is to ensure that U.S. investors have 

access to the same information that 

foreign investors do when making 

investment decisions. Form 6–K takes 

approximately 8.7 hours per response 

and is filed by approximately 34,794 

issuers annually. We estimate that 75% 

of the 8.7 hours per response (6.525 

hours) is prepared by the issuer for a 

total annual reporting burden of 227,031 

hours (6.525 hours per response × 

34,794 responses). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

whether this proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

in writing within 60 days of this 

publication by October 23, 2023. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

Please direct your written comment to 

David Bottom, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o John 

Pezzullo, 100 F Street NE, Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: August 17, 2023. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18011 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–98147; File No. SR–ICC– 

2023–009] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE 

Clear Credit LLC; Notice of Filing of 

Amendment No. 1 and Partial 

Amendment No. 2 and Order Granting 

Accelerated Approval of Proposed 

Rule Change, as Modified by 

Amendment No. 1 and Partial 

Amendment No. 2, Relating to the ICC 

Default Auction Procedures—Initial 

Default Auctions 

August 16, 2023. 

I. Introduction 

On June 22, 2023, ICE Clear Credit 

LLC (‘‘ICC’’) filed with the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to section 

19(b)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act 

of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 

thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to 

amend the ICC Default Auction 

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3Self-Regulatory Organizations; ICE Clear Credit 

LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change 

Relating to the ICC Default Auction ProceduresInitial Default Auctions; Exchange Act Release No. 

97840 (July 5, 2023), 88 FR 44171 (July 11, 2023) 

(File No. SR–ICC–2023–009) (‘‘Notice’’). 

4Amendment No. 1 amended and restated in its 

entirety the Form 19b–4, Exhibit 1A, and Exhibit 5 

to correct a typographical error in the Auction 

Procedures. Amendment No. 1 does not change the 

purpose or basis of the proposed rule change. 

5Partial Amendment No. 2 replaced and 

superseded Amendment No. 1, and amended and 

restated in its entirety the Form 19b–4, Exhibit 1A, 

and Exhibit 5, in addition to including Exhibit 4, 

to correct a typographical error in the Auction 

Procedures. Partial Amendment No. 2 does not 

change the purpose or basis of the proposed rule 

change. 

6Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein 

have the meanings assigned to them in the ICC 

Default Auction Procedures—Initial Default 

Auctions or the ICC Clearing Rules. 

7Notice, 88 FR at 44171. 

8Auction Participants are all non-defaulting 

Clearing Participants and any Direct Participating 

Customer(s), defined as a Clearing Participant’s 

customer(s) that ICC has authorized to participate 

directly in an ICC default auction pursuant to the 

requirements set out in Section 2.6 of the Auction 

Procedures. Id. at n.4. 

9Notice, 88 FR at 44171. 

10These three clearing houses have rules and/or 

default procedures that, in general, exclude nondefaulting clearing members from mandatory 

participation in default auctions where such nondefaulting clearing members do not have exposure 

to the products in the default auction portfolio. 

Notice, 88 FR at 44172. 

11Notice, 88 FR at 44172. 

12Notice, 88 FR at 44171. For example, a 

Minimum Bid Requirement shall not apply to an 

Auction Participant for a particular Lot to the extent 

it would be in breach of applicable law or ICC 

Rules, or the Lot includes Contracts that are 

sovereign CDS referencing the country in which the 

Auction Participant or its parent company is 

domiciled. See ICC Initial Auction Procedure, 

Section 2.4. 

13 Id. 

14For instance, certain market participants may 

not trade, or have the operational, risk management, 

or other capacity to trade or otherwise manage 

particular products cleared through ICC, such as 

index swaptions. In that case, if such a participant 

were forced to bid for lots that included these types 

of products during the course of the auction, the 

participant might acquire products for which it may 

not have the ready capability to manage the risk of 

its positions, thereby potentially increasing 

systemic risk. Id. 

15Notice, 88 FR at 44171–2. 

16Notice, 88 FR at 44172. 

17See Auction Procedures, Section 3.3. 

18Such changes would maintain the incentives 

for competitive bidding in a default auction as 

Auction Participants still would be incentivized to 

protect their guaranty fund deposits and assessment 

contributions, and juniorization would be expected 

to continue to apply in most circumstances. Notice, 

88 FR at 44172. 

(‘‘Auction Procedures’’). The proposed 

rule change was published for comment 

in the Federal Register on July 11, 

2023.3 On July 20, 2023, ICC filed 

Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule 

change.4 On August 8, 2023, ICC filed 

Partial Amendment No. 2 to the 

proposed rule change.5 The Commission 

did not receive comments regarding the 

proposed rule change. 

The Commission is publishing this 

notice to solicit comments on 

Amendment No. 1 and Partial 

Amendment No. 2 from interested 

persons, and, for the reasons discussed 

below, is approving the proposed rule 

change, as modified by Amendment No. 

1 and Partial Amendment No. 2 

(collectively, the ‘‘proposed rule 

change’’), on an accelerated basis. 

II. Description of the Proposed Rule 

Change 

ICC is registered with the Commission 

as a clearing agency for the purpose of 

clearing Credit Default Swap (‘‘CDS’’) 

contracts. ICC clears CDS contracts for 

its clearing members, which ICC calls 

Clearing Participants.6 In clearing CDS 

contracts, ICC is exposed to a variety of 

risks, including exposure to losses and 

liquidity demands, in situations such as 

a Clearing Participant default. One way 

ICC protects against such risk is by 

ensuring that it has the authority and 

operational capacity to take timely 

action during a Clearing Participant 

default. To minimize impact on nondefaulting Clearing Participants and its 

own obligations, ICC established the 

Auction Procedures, which document 

requirements and processes for holding 

an auction in the event of a Clearing 

Participant default. The Auction 

Procedures are designed to facilitate 

liquidation of a defaulting Clearing 

Participant’s portfolio through a multilot modified Dutch auction.7

The proposed rule change would 

revise the Auction Procedures to (1) 

provide an additional exception to ICC’s 

minimum bid requirement under 

particular conditions, and (2) treat all 

Auction Participants 8 as senior bidders 

in certain market-dependent 

circumstances. These proposed 

amendments, as described below, are 

intended to incorporate feedback 

received from market participants 

during ICC’s 2022 default test.9 The 

proposed revisions would also better 

align ICC’s Auction Procedures with 

those of other clearing houses (e.g., LCH 

Ltd, LCH SA, and Eurex),10 according to 

market participants’ feedback.11

A. Additional Exception to Minimum 

Bid Requirement 

Generally, in the event of an auction 

to liquidate a defaulting Clearing 

Participant’s portfolio, all nondefaulting Auction Participants are 

required to submit minimum bids 

(‘‘Minimum Bid Requirement’’). 

Currently, Section 2.4 requires Auction 

Participants to bid for a minimum 

notional amount of contracts for each 

auction, the lot determined pro rata 

based on its required contribution to the 

ICC guaranty fund, subject to certain 

exceptions.12 The proposed rule change 

would amend the Auction Procedures to 

provide an additional exception to the 

Minimum Bid Requirement. Under the 

proposed exception, the Minimum Bid 

Requirement would not apply if ICC 

determined that it would be 

inappropriate for certain Auction 

Participants in light of: (i) the 

operational and other capabilities of 

such an Auction Participant to clear 

contracts in the relevant auction lot, or 

(ii) the conditions in the market for the 

contracts in the relevant auction lot.13

For example, under the proposed rule 

change, ICC would be allowed to 

determine whether the Minimum Bid 

Requirement would apply to an Auction 

Participant if the Auction Participant 

does not have risk management or other 

operational capabilities to clear the 

types of contracts involved in a 

particular auction,14 or if market 

conditions change for certain types of 

contracts.15 ICC represents that the 

proposed change is designed to disapply 

minimum bid requirements where they 

might lead to an increase in systemic 

risk or be inappropriate or undesirable 

in light of ICC’s goal of running a 

successful auction.16

B. Treatment of Auction Participants as 

Senior Bidders 

Currently, ICC’s rules specify how 

losses from a default auction will be 

applied.17 Under such prioritization, 

losses would be applied to the collateral 

of a member that does not participate in 

a default auction before being applied to 

other members’ collateral 

(‘‘juniorization’’). ICC proposes to 

amend the Auction Procedures to allow 

ICC to disapply such juniorization 

where ICC determines that juniorization 

may make it more difficult to run a 

successful auction or is otherwise 

inappropriate or undesirable for the 

particular lot in light of certain market 

conditions or circumstances at the time. 

In effect, under the proposed rule 

change, ICC would be allowed to 

determine that juniorization of Lot 

Guaranty Fund Contributions and Lot 

Assessment Contributions will not 

occur, such that all such contributions 

will be applied on a pro rata basis rather 

than based on the relative 

competitiveness of bids made.18

III. Discussion and Commission 

Findings 

Section 19(b)(2)(C) of the Act directs 

the Commission to approve a proposed 

rule change of a self-regulatory 


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19 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(C). 

20 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

21 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(13). 

22 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

23 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

24 17 CFR 240.17Ad–22(e)(13). 

25 Id. 

organization if it finds that such 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

the requirements of the Act and the 

rules and regulations thereunder 

applicable to such organization.19 For 

the reasons given below, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change is consistent with section 

17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 20 and Rule 

17Ad–22(e)(13) 21 thereunder. 

A. Consistency With Section 

17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 

Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act 

requires, among other things, that the 

rules of ICE Clear Credit ‘‘are designed 

to promote the prompt and accurate 

clearance and settlement of securities 

transactions and, to the extent 

applicable, derivative agreements, 

contracts, and transactions.’’ 22 Based on 

its review of the record, and for the 

reasons discussed below, the 

Commission believes the proposed 

changes to the Auction Procedures are 

consistent with the promotion of the 

prompt and accurate clearance and 

settlement of securities transactions. 

The proposed additional exception to 

the Minimum Bid Requirement provides 

ICC with greater flexibility to administer 

a default auction with the appropriate 

set of Auction Participants and respond 

to changing market conditions 

promptly, while maintaining its 

clearance and settlement 

responsibilities with the least possible 

disruption. The proposed amendments 

would allow ICC to determine whether 

an Auction Participant has the 

operational or other capabilities 

required to clear contracts in a 

particular lot, thus ensuring an 

appropriate fit between the Auction 

Participants and the types of contracts 

involved in the auction. The proposal 

would also give ICC the leeway to 

respond to changing market forces to 

hold a timely default auction that is 

responsive to the characteristics and 

implications of the contracts in the 

relevant auction lot. Similarly, the 

proposed revisions to the Auction 

Procedures would give ICC the latitude 

to disapply the Default Auction Priority 

and treat all Auction Participants as 

senior bidders in limited circumstances, 

thus helping ICC run a successful, 

effective, and efficient default auction in 

circumstances where the juniorization 

of Auction Participants would be 

unsuitable for the auction, and 

facilitating the prompt and accurate 

close-out of the defaulter’s portfolio. 

As such, the Commission finds that 

the proposed rule change is consistent 

with section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.23

B. Consistency With Rule 17Ad– 

22(e)(13) 

Rule 17Ad–22(e)(13) requires ICC to 

‘‘establish, implement, maintain, and 

enforce written policies and procedures 

reasonably designed to [. . .] [e]nsure 

the covered clearing agency has the 

authority and operational capacity to 

take timely action to contain losses and 

liquidity demands and continue to meet 

its obligations [. . .].’’ 24 Based on its 

review of the record, and for the reasons 

discussed below, the Commission 

believes the proposed changes to the 

Auction Procedures are consistent with 

the requirements of Rule 17Ad– 

22(e)(13).25

The proposed exception to the 

Minimum Bid Requirement would 

provide ICC the authority to not force a 

Clearing Participant to bid on lots 

containing contracts that the Clearing 

Participant is not equipped to manage 

financially or operationally. Excepting 

such a Clearing Participant from the 

bidding process should reduce the 

likelihood of ICC receiving poor quality 

bids, thereby improving the auction 

process. In foregoing the Minimum Bid 

Requirement for Auction Participants 

who are not appropriately positioned to 

take on certain types of contracts, ICC 

would be giving itself the ability to take 

steps, in limited circumstances, to 

streamline the auction process and limit 

potential losses or liquidity demands 

resulting from a Clearing Participant’s 

default. Similarly, the proposed change 

to allow ICC to disapply the 

juniorization of certain Clearing 

Participants’ guaranty fund 

contributions would better align ICC’s 

default management practices with its 

members’ financial and operational 

capacities. Imposing the Minimum Bid 

Requirement or incentivizing bidding 

through the juniorization process where 

a Clearing Participant lacks necessary 

financial or operational capabilities 

could result in that Clearing Participant 

acquiring products whose risks it is not 

prepared to manage. The proposed rule 

change would allow ICC to protect the 

integrity of the default auction and 

increase its likelihood of success by 

ensuring that the bids received are 

provided by members most able to value 

and risk manage the defaulter’s 

portfolio. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments on 

Amendment No. 1 and Partial 

Amendment No. 2 to the Proposed Rule 

Change 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change, as modified by Amendment No. 

1 and Partial Amendment No. 2, is 

consistent with the Act. Comments may 

be submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

ICC–2023–009 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to, Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–ICC–2023–009. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filings 

will also be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of ICE 

Clear Credit and on ICE Clear Credit’s 

website at https://www.theice.com/ 

clear-credit/regulation. 

Do not include personal identifiable 

information in submissions; you should 

submit only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. We may 

redact in part or withhold entirely from 

publication submitted material that is 

obscene or subject to copyright 

protection. All submissions should refer 

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26 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

27 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F). 

28 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

29 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F); 17 CFR 240.17Ad– 

22(e)(13). 

30 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). 

31 In approving the proposed rule change, the 

Commission considered the proposal’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 

U.S.C. 78c(f). 

32 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

should be submitted on or before 

September 12, 2023. 

V. Accelerated Approval of Proposed 

Rule Change, as Modified by 

Amendment No. 1 and Partial 

Amendment No. 2 

The Commission finds good cause, 

pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,26

to approve the proposed rule change 

prior to the 30th day after the date of 

publication of notice of the filing of 

Amendment No. 1 and Partial 

Amendment No. 2 in the Federal 

Register. As discussed above, 

Amendment No. 1 amended and 

restated in its entirety the Form 19b–4, 

Exhibit 1A, and Exhibit 5 to correct a 

typographical error in the Auction 

Procedures, and Partial Amendment No. 

2 replaced and superseded Amendment 

No. 1, and amended and restated in its 

entirety the Form 19b–4, Exhibit 1A, 

and Exhibit 5, in addition to including 

Exhibit 4, to correct a typographical 

error in the Auction Procedures. 

Amendment No. 1 and Partial 

Amendment No. 2 do not change the 

purpose of or basis for the proposed 

changes. 

For similar reasons as discussed 

above, the Commission finds that 

Amendment No. 1 and Partial 

Amendment No. 2 are consistent with 

the requirement that ICC’s rules be 

designed to promote the prompt and 

accurate clearance and settlement of 

securities transactions under section 

17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act.27 Accordingly, 

the Commission finds good cause to 

approve the proposed rule change, as 

modified by Amendment No. 1 and 

Partial Amendment No. 2, on an 

accelerated basis, pursuant to section 

19(b)(2) of the Act.28

VI. Conclusion 

On the basis of the foregoing, the 

Commission finds that the proposed 

rule change, as modified by Amendment 

No. 1 and Partial Amendment No. 2, is 

consistent with the requirements of the 

Act, and in particular, with the 

requirements of section 17A(b)(3)(F) of 

the Act, and Rule 17Ad–22(e)(13) 

thereunder.29

It is therefore ordered pursuant to 

section 19(b)(2) of the Act 30 that the 

proposed rule change (SR–ICC–2023– 

009), as modified by Amendment No. 1 

and Partial Amendment No. 2, be, and 

hereby is, approved on an accelerated 

basis.31

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.32

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Data Collection Available for Public 

Comments 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Small Business 

Administration (SBA) intends to request 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 

collection of information described 

below. The Paperwork Reduction Act 

(PRA) of 1995 requires federal agencies 

to publish a notice in the Federal 

Register concerning each proposed 

collection of information before 

submission to OMB, and to allow 60 

days for public comment in response to 

the notice. This notice complies with 

that requirement. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 23, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Eric 

Wall, Senior Loan Officer, Disaster 

Policy, Planning & Partnerships, Small 

Business Administration, Washington, 

DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Wall, Senior Loan Officer, Disaster 

Policy, Planning & Partnerships 

eric.wall@sba.gov 202–205–6739, or 

Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance 

Officer, 202–205–7030, curtis.rich@

sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Governor of the State U.S. territory or 

possession affected by a disaster 

submits this information collection to 

request that SBA issue a disaster 

declaration. The information identifies 

the time, place and nature of the 

incident and helps SBA to determine 

whether the regulatory criteria for a 

disaster declaration have been met, and 

disaster assistance can be made 

available to the affected region. 

Solicitation of Public Comments 

SBA is requesting comments on (a) 

Whether the collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to properly 

perform its functions; (b) whether the 

burden estimates are accurate; (c) 

whether there are ways to minimize the 

burden, including through the use of 

automated techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (d) whether 

there are ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information. 

Summary of Information Collection 

OMB Control Number: 3245–0121. 

(1) Title: Governor’s Request for 

Disaster Declaration. 

Description of Respondents: Disaster 

victim’s seeking assistance. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

58. 

Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 

1,160. 

Curtis Rich, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. 2013–0259] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Advisory 

Circular: Reporting of Laser 

Illumination of Aircraft 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval renew information collection. 

Advisory Circular 70–2B provides 

guidance to civilian air crews on the 

reporting of laser illumination incidents 

and recommended mitigation actions to 

be taken in order to ensure continued 

safe and orderly flight operations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by September 15, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field). 

By mail: Barbara Hall by email at: 

Barbara Hall, Federal Aviation 

Administration, ASP–110, 10101 

Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. 


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